Autumn Lipstick Picks

The weather is absolutely freezing and I'm loving every minute, we're well an truly into autumn meaning there's no stopping us from breaking out those old favourites from last year and also gives us an excuse to buy more autumn lipsticks yay!

When picking out my favourite autumn lipsticks I noticed that they were all products which I've purchased recent, I must have been subconsciously thinking about autumn all summer! So here are my favourites for this season!

Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lipstick - Sienna

I love the Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lipsticks, they're incredibly pigmented and so comfy to wear all day! Sienna is a dark red shade with a hint of plum (it reminds me of MAC Diva). 

Kylie Cosmetics Liquid Lipstick - True Brown K

I was after this lipstick for so long before i got it purely because I love warm browns! Light or dark I need them all! This deep chocolate brown is perfect for this season! For a full review on the lip kits click here.

Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lipstick - Crushed Pecan

As much as I love the plum shades, a trusty nude is always welcome! My favourite recently is Crushed Pecan! It's a brownish nude and wears so comfortably on the lips!

Tom Ford - Black Dahlia

I think this might just be my favourite of them all. It's no secret that Tom Ford lipsticks are quite pricey as far as lipsticks go, but personally I think they're worth every penny. I wore this out the other night for a meal, wine was flowing (of course) and when I looked at my glass there was no transfer! I was so shocked! But it didn't survive my food unfortunately.

(Top to bottom) Laura Mercier - Sienna, Kylie Cosmetics - True Brown K, Laura Mercier - Crushed Pecan and Tom Ford - Black Dahlia.

What are your favourite lipsticks this autumn? Let me know in the comments below! See you soon!

Rebecca x

Drugstore Haul

At heart, I'm a high-end gal! Luxurious packaging and product speaks volumes to me, but that doesn't mean I don't love a bargain (We all know how much I love the Maybelline Eraser Eye concealer!). Usually I don't get excited by drugstore products but these few intrigued me, so I'll go ahead and tell you what I picked up. 

Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless Foundation

I've heard so many good things about the American version of this foundation, so I thought I'd give the UK one a try. I picked up the shade 220 as I have a medium skintone. I've worn this foundation once and I loved the colour of it, it was near enough the exact same shade as my NARS foundation which I wear everyday. I wore this for a full day at work and it lasted pretty well however, the next day I had a breakout. I'm unsure whether it was this foundation or not but I'm willing to give it another chance before I make any decisions!

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner

Again, this is a very loved product and everyone who tries it says it's the best gel liner. I've been using this NONE STOP. I love it. I just love it. It just glides on, it's super black and it doesn't transfer. I have a feeling this is going to be a statement in my makeup collection.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

This is so popular and I'm very late jumping on this bandwagon but I actually like this mascara! I prefer plastic wands to the ones with bristles so this ticks that box. I find that I do have to wipe off a lot of product from the brush before applying it, but I'll keep using it and see how it measures up. 

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Crème de Nude

This caught my eye as it's a matte cream eyeshadow which I thought might work well as an eyeshadow base. I've tried it once and it wasn't quite as opaque as a concealer but it did the job and didn't crease after I set it. 

Maybelline Colorsensational Matte Lipstick in Nude Embrace

Any nude lipstick is welcome into my collection and will be loved unconditionally! I will adopt you all! I swatched this colour and I was like yes girl and it went straight in my basket. I haven't worn it yet but I'll trial it out and see how I get on.

(Swatches from left to right) Rimmel London Lasting Finish by Kate Moss - 56 Boho Nude, 55 My Nude, Maybelline Colorsensational Matte Lipstick in Nude Embrace. 

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick in 56 Boho Nude and 55 My Nude

I picked up two of the new Rimmel lipsticks in 56 Boho Nude and 55 My Nude. The packaging is super pretty because it's rose gold but doesn't feel too luxurious. The first shade which stuck out to me was Boho Nude, I love warm medium brown nudes. I picked up My Nude as well as I thought this was also a pretty nude. I wore Boho Nude for a day and I did have to reapply a few times throughout the day but hey-ho that doesn't bother me! I don't like the initial smell of these but the smell wears off after a while anyway. 

That's it for my drugstore haul. Let me know if you have any of these products in your collection and what you think of them! See you soon!

Rebecca x

MAC, Morphe and NYX Haul

Good morning! I do love Friday mornings, purely because I'm lucky enough to have Friday's off (even though they're usually spent catching up on college work). I was looking at my makeup yesterday morning and realised how many new products I've bought recently that I haven't yet talked about! There was too many to put in a single haul but here are a few of my favourites that have made it into this post.

So I'll start with the Morphe Gel Liner in Slate. I use the MAC gel liner in Blacktrack but it's started to go a bit dry and crumbles when I apply it (not glam) so I invested in this Morphe one just to try it out! I'm so impressed with it because it's so creamy and so black which is exactly what I wanted and it's cheaper and works just as good as my MAC one! I thought that because the liner was so creamy that it would transfer onto my lids but it didn't so i'm very impressed with this liner! 

Of course there had to be a brush involved! I'm always on the hunt for new brushes and when I purchased the Morphe E23 brush I knew I probably wasn't going to get on with it as a blending brush. The best tip I can give is that natural bristles are better for blending eyeshadows than synthetic bristles. As this is a synthetic brush I knew I would find some use for it, what I like using this brush for is applying and blending out cream eyeshadows, the bristles are thicker and can properly blend out the cream seamlessly. 

I'm a sucker for lip pencils especially MAC ones but I picked up two of these NYX lip pencils in the shades nude pink and nude truffle. Nude pink is good to pair with nude pink (no comment) lipsticks or applied all over the lips and a gloss on top looks good too! The lipliners are a bit dry they're definitely not my favourite but they're good for the price that they are. 

Next up are my new MAC lipsticks! I don't know what it is but there is definitely something that excites me about a new MAC lipstick! The shades are from left to right Stone, Whirl, Kinda Sexy and Brave. 

Stone is a cool toned dark brown, matte lipstick. Very 90s, I'm so on that vibe. 

Whirl is a mauve matte lipstick, which kind of has a brownish undertone. I love this lipstick it's a statement but still a nude shade. 

Kinda Sexy is a peachy pink nude matte lipstick, peachy toned lipsticks are not my thing but with spring coming up I'm determined to make myself wear these colours because they're so beautiful!

Last but not least is Brave which is a perfect medium pink satin lipstick, again perfect for spring coming up!

My MAC lipstick collection has more than doubled since my last MAC lipstick collection post so if an updated collection post would interest anyone feel free to comment and let me know. See you soon!